Men Lust For Hourglass Curves, Say Researchers

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 1-9-2007 | Roger Highfield

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Men lust for hourglass curves, say researchers

By Roger Highfield Science Editor
Last Updated: 11:14pm GMT 09/01/2007

The traditional theory of beauty says that for every man who chases the voluptuous type, such as Jordan or Marilyn Monroe, there is another who prefers to woo a waif such as Twiggy or Kate Moss.

But this and the idea that beauty is subjective and ever-changing has been overturned by Prof Devendra Singh and his daughter Adrian Singh.

The psychologists from the University of Texas today publish research showing lovestruck men have only one thing on their minds: a woman's WHR - waist-hip ratio, calculated by dividing waist circumference by that of her hips. Prof Singh found evidence this "belle curve" is ingrained in the male brain in his studies of Playboy centrefolds, the ancient Egyptians and tests on men from different cultures.

Today, in the Royal Society journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, they analyse thousands of examples of British literature from the 16th to 18th Centuries to show that men found the same things attractive then as today: a narrow waist and an hourglass shape.

"There were 66 romantic descriptions of waist in these three centuries, and every one of them referred to a narrow waist," said Prof Singh.

[Mr J]

Will there be pictures in this thread? ;)

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[Frwy]

Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians. No, not queers.

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[Diverdogz]

You wanted a pic....

[Chi-townChief]

Just remember - God forgave Mr. Peanut!

[Lijahsbubbe]

Sure, here ya go.

[Huntress]

How about this?

[sit-rep]

Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians.

True, but just a quick second look never hurt anyone!!

[Lijahsbubbe]

Hey, you have good taste!

[Cicero]

Yes, I have to agree that Twiggy doesn't have a lot of sex appeal.

[timm22]

Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians. No, not queers.

Actually, I think there's only been ONE man that didn't lust at all, but you are right about the Christian part :)

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

There may be a more primal, hard-wired reaction relating to a man sub-conciously seeking a woman with good child-bearing hip structure.

[Aikonaa]

Who would have guessed? It's nice to see that effort is put into such ground-breaking research. (/sarcasm)

[cloud8]

kate moss???

[Aikonaa]

Some men don't lust at all.

LOL.

[fr_freak]

Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians. No, not queers.

Wrong. A healthy man will feel lust, and that includes Christian men. However, truly believing Christian men control their lusts, rather than allowing their lusts to control them.

[Moonman62]

Duh.

[MAexile]

Prof Singh found evidence this "belle curve" is ingrained in the male brain in his studies of Playboy centrefolds,

Long hours of difficult study?

[Paddlefish]

Umm, duh

And the best for last!!

[don-o]

Will there be pictures in this thread? ;)

But of course.

[ThomasThomas]

A good figure is only part. Being able to pick-up their end of the sofa some of the time would nice too.

[HangnJudge]

I think the lust part is
actually an endorphin surge

A recent PET scan study, doing functional brain imaging
showed the male brain having a major endorphin surge with
seeing "partially clad" human females
Strangely, females do not have such an endorphin response

Imagine the consequences

[IronJack]

Being able to pick-up their end of the sofa some of the time would nice too.

Not to mention their end of a conversation ...

[Grizzled Bear]

Conversation? What's that?

[driftdiver]

"Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians."

Some men are free from sin?

[Enterprise]

[Malichi]

YA THINK SO???

[IronJack]

Conversation? What's that?

It's what you do while you're walking from the kitchen to the bedroom.

[ArtyFO]

Kellnerin! Ein Bier, bitte!

[Loud Mime]

I noticed you're AWOL from this thread.....

Curves? My babe has them and she's 54!

[Malichi]

JUST ONE MORE!

[ItsForTheChildren]

Long hours of difficult study?

Most likely many short periods of study over a long period of time. In fact, the study will take many more years.

[delacoert]

Some men don't lust at all. Most of them are called Christians.

Lust is not equivalent to attraction.

[Pharmboy]

Salma is my contribution...

[Paddlefish]

Well they had the advantage of having hundreds of wives. Wait, it that an advantage????

[passionfruit]

I enjoy it immensely when my husband dresses seductively and.....does the dishes. Oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh Baby!

[Frwy]

Jesus speaking", "You have heard that it was said 'to those of old', You shall not commit adltry. But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultry with her in his heart." Matt 5:27-28 NKJV

I wouldn't count on you premise my friend.

[ArmstedFragg]

...or a primal reaction related to a man seeking a woman who wasn't already pregnant.

[RockinRight]

The definition of "lust" here is simply attraction, I think.

[ansel12]

"there is another who prefers to woo a waif such as Twiggy or Kate Moss."





I have never heard a man mention them or their type as figures of lust.

[HangnJudge]

I must research your endorphin stimulus

Maybe tonight

[CedarDave]

The psychologists from the University of Texas ...

Tax dollars at work...

[VastRWCon]

Geraldo said on HC tonight that Uday and Qusay died as heros, honorably. WTF? And Sean didn't call him on it. WTF? I wasted the last 6 years giving SH 3 hours a day and 2 hours on Fox and he lets this Geraldo slide on these comments????

Sean you lost a listner/watcher tonight. I know have seen the light, you are nothing but a repub hack. Searn, where is your honor?

ps. This is not a hit piece on Sean Hannity, but this guy is losing everything that he built up on his continued support of his political buddies.

Bye Sean. Goodluck.

[Frwy]

Read my post 39

[Frwy]

Read my post 39

[Ole Okie]

Man, she gonna have the chiggers something awful.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Yes, I have to agree that Twiggy doesn't have a lot of sex appeal.***

This reminds me of the old LI'L ABNER comic strip of that time in which a model named Icky is visiting Dogpach. The men get sick just looking at her, till Mammy Yokum feeds her up for two weeks, then she looks great but looses her modeling contract.

[Capt_Hank]

Okay, I'm guilty.... add black thigh high stockings and heels to the mix, I'm then hooked. Hmmmm... Kim Novak, "Strangers when we meet".